Trevor Cahill: Difference between revisions

Cahill attended [[Vista High School (Vista, California)|Vista High School]] and committed to [[Dartmouth College]] before eventually signing with the A's.<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.insidebayarea.com/athletics/ci_12061023 |title=Inside Bay Area |access-date=June 28, 2009}}</ref> He got a 1950 out of 2400 on the [[SAT]].<ref>{{cite web |author=Jerry Crasnick |url= https://www.espn.com/mlb/preview/2011/columns/story?columnist=crasnick_jerry&id=6266687 |title=Oakland A's have assembled a dominant, deep rotation|publisher=ESPN |date=March 29, 2011 |access-date=June 15, 2020}}</ref> In the offseason, he lives in Oceanside, California, with his wife, Jessica.

 

Cahill's repertoire includes five pitches: he primarily features a sinking fastball with obvious tail, a changeup, and a curveball thrown with a knuckle-curve grip, and mixes in a slider and four-seam fastball as well. <ref>https://www.brooksbaseball.net/landing.php?player=502239/</ref>Cahill's best pitch is his sinker, which features excellent downward movement and ranges from 88–92&nbsp;mph. His sinker is his most frequent offering and is the main reason why he gets so many ground balls. Cahill also has a changeup in the 81–83&nbsp;mph range, which like his fastball, also features excellent downward movement. This is a pitch that he frequently uses against left-handers to get strikeouts. Starting in the 2010 season, Cahill began featuring a 12–6 curveball as well. His curve, which ranges in the 76–80&nbsp;mph range, has become his main strikeout weapon, and he can get hitters to chase it out of the zone as well as freezing hitters with it in the zone. Cahill also features a rare mid-80s slider against righties, though it is a below-average pitch.{{citation needed|date=February 2012}}